TEXAS – Governor Greg Abbott has issued a state designation labeling the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations.

The move authorizes additional enforcement actions by the state and prohibits the groups and their affiliates from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas.

In his announcement, Abbott said the designation reflects concerns about alleged support for terrorism and efforts to undermine legal systems.

“The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s ‘mastership of the world,’” said Governor Abbott. ”The actions taken by the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to support terrorism across the globe and subvert our laws through violence, intimidati

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